MED Trends is CMMI® Level 2 certified by Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

Rockville, MD - March 1, 2010 -Dedicated to the continuous improvement of its business processes and management efficiencies focused on customer satisfaction, MED Trends, Inc. has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level (ML) 2 rating. The CMMI is an internationally recognized process improvement maturity model or collection of "best practices" for the development of products and services, enabling organizations to improve the predictability of budgets and schedules, incorporate lessons learned leading to continuous improvement, and provide transparency into lifecycle and engineering activities to ensure that customer expectations are consistently met.

CMMI ratings are obtained through appraisals conducted by Lead Appraisers that have received certification through Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve the processes used by organizations to develop products and services on time and within budget.

"Quality is a continuous process and our journey has just begun. At the core of every MED Trends solution lie defined, managed processes to ensure quantitative gains in quality are achieved. Our culture of “Commitment and Collaboration” coupled with established practices ensure our solutions meet and exceed the internationally recognized standards of excellence set forth by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI),” said Kervin Spivey, MED Trends President.

"CMMI ML 2 rated organizations are characterized by managed processes that are executed in accordance with policy; monitored, controlled and reviewed; and conducted by skilled people with adequate resources; that produce controlled outputs MED Trends is now pursuing a CMMI ML3 rating, said George Sam, Vice President - Strategic Programs at MED Trends, Inc.

MED Trends has a solid history of benchmark business processes based on industry best practices and quality-related credentials. MED Trends’ executive management team is Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certified.

About MED Trends Inc.:

MTI’s IT Solutions span the full cycle of information management delivered along with our subject-matter expertise, functional experience, and technology skills. This information management value chain of IT Solutions is backed by superior program management delivered through our core competencies which include

• Business Process Management,
• Infrastructure Support Services,
• Software Engineering Support Services, and
• Information Assurance and Security Services.

Some of our customers include the following: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Virginia Department of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Information Systems Agency, General Services Administration, Animal Plant Health and Inspection Services, Department of Agriculture, U.S. Air Force, and several commercial customers. MTI is also a Prime Contractor on the prestigious VETS GWAC, for both functional areas. MTI is SEI CMMI Level 2 certified company and is proud to be affiliated with Carnegie Mellon’s best practices on Application Development. MED Trends, Inc. was also featured in a recent HHS newsletter, PULSE, for exceptional services provided to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Indian Health Services, and Department of Health and Human Services. MTI’s vision takes us one step closer as a complete supplier of information technology and outsourcing solutions enabling customer satisfaction through true partnership and collaboration with customers. MED Trends, Inc. was recently named as the fastest growing business "Rising Star" for 2008 in Maryland; in addition to being named as the third fastest growing business in America and the fastest in Maryland by Deloitte. MTI was also Ranked 177 in the INC5000 for 2009 and named to the Future 100 for 2010 by the Smart CEO magazine.